[SOLVED] Computer Not Recognizing New HDD

larebz · 11-08-2007, 02:56 PM

OK so i just bought this new hard drive here: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124228 which i originally bought to put in a new media enclosure i also recently bought however i didn't realise that the media enclosure had an IDE connection and the HDD is SATA so instead i decided to put the new hard drive directly into my motherboard.

So i installed it in however i only had 1 of the leads (don't know what it's called sorry) which came from the motherboard into my original hard drive and then into my new hard drive. The other lead (the SATA cable i think) was missing so i had to buy one, i bought this one here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWN:IT&ih=006

So now i've connected that lead into the drive now but now after booting up my computer i've got no message notifying me of finding new hardware and then when trying to search for new hardware it comes up with nothing, does anyone know what the problem could be please??

**linderman** · 11-08-2007, 03:04 PM

you must format the drive before it will show up under my computer

right click on "my computer / select "manage" from the upper half of the menu which appears / select "disk management" in the left pane of the console which appears / in the right console of disk management find the new drive listed and right click on it / it will give you an option to "format" the drive >>>>> choose NTFS file format

**linderman** · 11-08-2007, 03:06 PM

here is more info

larebz · 11-08-2007, 07:19 PM

it's not showing the new drive in disk management

dai · 11-09-2007, 01:35 AM

check you can see it in the bios

larebz · 11-09-2007, 02:04 AM

i don't know how to do that sorry, you'll have to tell me.

larebz · 11-09-2007, 02:43 AM

It's OK i found out myself. So there was a SATA 2 hard drive listed but not enabled so i enabled it in the BIOS then restarted, it then said it had found new hardware and installed the drive and gave me a message saying "new hardware is installed and ready to use"

It still wasn't listed in My Computer though so i've done what you said linderman and gone into Disk Managment, this is what it looks like:

So Disk 1 is obviously the new drive however when i right click on it i haven't got the 'Format' option like you said, the options i've got now are 'New Partition', 'Properties' and 'Help'

I'm presuming i go on to 'New Partition' yes?

**linderman** · 11-09-2007, 04:28 AM

YES select new partition and then you can format

you are almost there!

larebz · 11-09-2007, 04:31 AM

Cool, thanks alot, it's just started formatting now then, looks as though it may take a while though so i'm gonna leave it running while i go work. I'll report back if everything goes fine.

larebz · 11-09-2007, 02:04 PM

Yep all went well, i'm a happy man now :D

Thanks alot for your help linderman and dai, any question i have it always gets answered quickly and correctly, this definately is the best tech support forum around. So a round of applause goes to all you involved.

dai · 11-09-2007, 02:15 PM

glad you have fixed

11-08-2007, 02:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
larebz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Leicester, UK Posts: 127 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	[SOLVED] Computer Not Recognizing New HDD OK so i just bought this new hard drive here: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124228 which i originally bought to put in a new media enclosure i also recently bought however i didn't realise that the media enclosure had an IDE connection and the HDD is SATA so instead i decided to put the new hard drive directly into my motherboard. So i installed it in however i only had 1 of the leads (don't know what it's called sorry) which came from the motherboard into my original hard drive and then into my new hard drive. The other lead (the SATA cable i think) was missing so i had to buy one, i bought this one here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWN:IT&ih=006 So now i've connected that lead into the drive now but now after booting up my computer i've got no message notifying me of finding new hardware and then when trying to search for new hardware it comes up with nothing, does anyone know what the problem could be please??

11-08-2007, 03:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,402 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: Computer Not Recognizing New HDD you must format the drive before it will show up under my computer right click on "my computer / select "manage" from the upper half of the menu which appears / select "disk management" in the left pane of the console which appears / in the right console of disk management find the new drive listed and right click on it / it will give you an option to "format" the drive >>>>> choose NTFS file format __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

11-08-2007, 07:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
larebz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Leicester, UK Posts: 127 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	Re: Computer Not Recognizing New HDD it's not showing the new drive in disk management

11-09-2007, 01:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,216 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Computer Not Recognizing New HDD check you can see it in the bios __________________

11-09-2007, 02:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
larebz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Leicester, UK Posts: 127 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	Re: Computer Not Recognizing New HDD i don't know how to do that sorry, you'll have to tell me.

11-09-2007, 02:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
larebz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Leicester, UK Posts: 127 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	Re: Computer Not Recognizing New HDD It's OK i found out myself. So there was a SATA 2 hard drive listed but not enabled so i enabled it in the BIOS then restarted, it then said it had found new hardware and installed the drive and gave me a message saying "new hardware is installed and ready to use" It still wasn't listed in My Computer though so i've done what you said linderman and gone into Disk Managment, this is what it looks like: So Disk 1 is obviously the new drive however when i right click on it i haven't got the 'Format' option like you said, the options i've got now are 'New Partition', 'Properties' and 'Help' I'm presuming i go on to 'New Partition' yes?

11-09-2007, 04:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,402 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: Computer Not Recognizing New HDD YES select new partition and then you can format you are almost there! __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

11-09-2007, 04:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
larebz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Leicester, UK Posts: 127 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	Re: Computer Not Recognizing New HDD Cool, thanks alot, it's just started formatting now then, looks as though it may take a while though so i'm gonna leave it running while i go work. I'll report back if everything goes fine.

11-09-2007, 02:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
larebz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Leicester, UK Posts: 127 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	Re: Computer Not Recognizing New HDD Yep all went well, i'm a happy man now :D Thanks alot for your help linderman and dai, any question i have it always gets answered quickly and correctly, this definately is the best tech support forum around. So a round of applause goes to all you involved.

11-09-2007, 02:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,216 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Computer Not Recognizing New HDD glad you have fixed __________________